The two troops of Boy Scouts are all at home after a ten day camp. The thing that is especially important and gratifying is that there was no loss of life, no sickness at moment, and no accidents. Thi...

23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) (Wis. 9: 13 – 18 / Phil. 9 – 17 / Lk. 14: 25 – 33) BY FATHER PETER PHUNG The topic I want to share with you and me today is “Counting the cost and paying the price.” W...

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAMS It is commonly understood that driving under the influence can have deadly consequences for the driver, passengers and any other vehicles sharing ...

In just a few weeks, students will be heading off to college – and parents will be getting out their checkbooks. Without a college-bound student in your home right now, you might not be thinking much ...

8:03 a.m. – Accident Injury – 14000 Holly Road – Troop 5 and Okmulgee County is requesting an officer to go and check for a possible accident in the 14000 block of Holly Rd. They received a call from ...

10:45 a.m. – Grass Fire 2:23 p.m. – Lock Out 6:00 p.m. – Motor Vehicle Accident with Injuries 5:25 p.m. – False Alarm or False Call 3:40 p.m. – Good Intent Call 5:17 p.m. – Dumpster or other outside T...

Aug. 9 6:50 p.m. – Southbound Hwy 75 from Hwy 16. Reckless Driver- White Impala with no tag info driving reckless. Transferred to OHP and advised county deputies. 8:42 p.m. – Hwy. 16/N. 230 Road. Anim...

At the request of Emergency Management Director Tim Craighton, Okmulgee County Commissioners extended the county Burn Ban one more week during Monday’s board meeting. Continued decisions on a ban will...

The 6th Annual Butch Sullivan Love Wins Horseshoe Tournament will be held on Sunday, Sept. 4 at Endtime Revival Church located six miles south of Henryetta on 10th Street. Registration will be open fr...

Over Labor Day weekend, the annual Jack Clifford Memorial Labor Day Gospel Singing will be held on Saturday, Sept. 3 starting at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Henryetta. Five featured performances...

Henryetta High School’s H-Town Theatre Department recently held open auditions for upcoming presentations of Addams Family in the high school auditorium. A list of cast members has been chosen for the...

EDITOR Unofficial results of the Aug. 23 Primary Runoff Election were announced by the Oklahoma State Election Board. County and state totals are listed below, by office. State Treasurer Todd Russ rec...

Linda Gerster and Shannon Frair with the Henryetta Labor Day Committee were guest speakers during an informal meeting of the Henryetta Chamber of Commerce at Shoney’s Restaurant on Monday. “We had the...

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldog varsity fastpitch softball team fell to 2-4 in district play with backto- back double-digit losses to the Haskell Lady Haymakers earlier this week. The Lady Bulldogs dropped ...

Preston and Beggs renewed their rivalry on the softball field Monday evening in Beggs. The visiting Preston Lady Pirates earned their 11th win of the 2022 campaign in the battle between Okmulgee Count...

The Morris Eagles have hired veteran coach Jimmy Whitlock as their new Athletic Director. Whitlock is a graduate of East Central University and has had success everywhere he has coached from Seminole,...

The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team found themselves on the short end of a pair of outcomes earlier this week. The Lady Dragons began the week Monday in Weleetka and suffered a heart...

In the last six games and a total of 22 innings, the Morris Lady Eagle varsity fastpitch softball team has not allowed a single run to be scored. The last time an opponent scored against the Morris de...

The Preston Lady Pirate varsity fastpitch softball team remained unbeaten in District 2A-7 action Tuesday evening with a decisive 18-1 victory over the Mounds Lady Eagles. The onsided win put the Lady...

This Saturday will be the beginning of the 32nd season of the Okmulgee Junior Football Association. The Junior Bulldog football program will openthe2022campaign with trip to Tecumseh and a showdown wi...